German politicians rebuff U.S. ambassado...

BERLIN, March 19 (Xinhua) -- German politicians on Tuesday rebuffed comments made by Richard Grenell, the U.S. ambassador in Berlin, about Germany's planned defense spending over the next few years.G

German shares gain 1.13 pct Tuesday

FRANKFURT, March 19 (Xinhua) -- German stocks rose on Tuesday, with the benchmark DAX index up 131.35 points, or 1.13 percent, to close at 11,788.41 points.Global internet technology and financial se

German gov't should not intervene in ban...

BERLIN, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The German government should "not cast a vote" on the potential merger between Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at a conference here on

Loew's new faces need to learn leadershi...

By Oliver Trust BERLIN, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Optimism is growing in German football having to face the challenge to qualify for the 2020 European Championships with a newly formed team. Young faces f

German Council of Economic Experts cuts ...

BERLIN, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The German Council of Economic Experts has cut its growth forecast for 2019 to 0.8 percent in 2019 and 1.7 percent in 2020, according to the Council's economic update pub

German economy weighed down by weak auto...

BERLIN, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Industry, in particular weak automobile production, proved to be the main burden for Germany's sluggish economic development in the second half of 2018, according to the

German shares edge down Monday

FRANKFURT, March 18 (Xinhua) -- German stocks edged down on Monday, with the benchmark DAX index down 28.63 points, or 0.24 percent, to close at 11,657.06 points. Material manufacturer Covestro lost

Shares of German automotive supplier Leo...

BERLIN, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Following a profit warning, the shares of German automotive supplier Leoni dropped by nearly 20 percent on Monday. Leoni was by far the biggest loser in the German SDAX s

News Analysis: How Germany is waking up ...

by Ushana Uthayathasan and Stephanie Wolff BERLIN, March 18 (Xinhua) -- For a long time, it looked like Germany was simply watching Tesla, Toyota and BYD take the lead in electric mobility, stubbornl

New high-speed train route planned betwe...

BERLIN, March 18 (Xinhua) -- A new line of the German high-speed ICE train is being planned between the Ruhr area and Berlin with top speeds of 300 km an hour, the German Federal Ministry of Transpor